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WNBA Hollinger Power Rankings: Silver Stars #1, Liberty Catching Up To The Sky Fast
by Swish Appeal
posted August 22, 2012 at 9:06am

Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve was disappointed to find out that the WNBA.com power rankings had her team ranked third in its last power rankings on July 10 and the latest ESPN Hollinger Rankings suggest it's justified: the game between the elite and...more

Game Day: Minnesota at Seattle
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted August 21, 2012 at 9:04pm

A curious thought crossed Sue Bird's mind last week. "I was watching (practice) and thinking some of these players haven't even played with her (Lauren Jackson)," Bird said. "They don't even know who she is really as a player, a person, anything from fir...more

WNBA Cult Classics: The Legend of Ivory Latta
by Swish Appeal
posted August 21, 2012 at 12:57pm

The menisci of the knee - according to an anatomy book by Beuafils and Verdonk, are "two crescent shaped fibrocartilagenous structures that are found within each knee." The left lateral meniscus is around 40 centimeters long, or about 1.5 inches. In Ivo...more

Monday Links: Chicago's Struggles Continue Despite Return Of Prince, Minnesota Clinches Playoff Berth
by Swish Appeal
posted August 21, 2012 at 8:25am

There were nine games in the first weekend after the WNBA's break for the 2012 London Olympics and links for all this weekend's action are organized by day below. But no team's performance this past weekend stood out more to me than the Chicago Sky's two...more

Stat Analysis: New York Liberty split the first two after the break
by Swish Appeal
posted August 21, 2012 at 8:16am

The New York Liberty opened the second half of their season with an impressive 79-66 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Thursday. The game was at the Prudential Center in Newark and preceded a road trip to the Nutmeg state just two days later. At Mohe...more

Lynx clinch playoff spot, Mystics win on all-team night, and U18 team gets gold
by They're Playing Basketball
posted August 20, 2012 at 8:42am

Today's games:The Lynx beat the Shock, 83-59, and clinched a playoff spot in the process.The Mystics took the Sky in overtime, 75-71. The win capped off a night when Washington honored its all-time team. Chamique Holdsclaw, Vicky Bullet, Nicky McCray and ...more

Turnovers Doom Liberty
by Swish Appeal
posted August 19, 2012 at 2:47pm

Just the Facts, Ma'am: 26 New York turnovers and 3 20-point performances from Connecticut gave the Sun an 85-74 win in Uncasville. Tina Charles's 23 points and nine rebounds led the Sun; Kara Lawson added 21 points and five rebounds, and Allison Hightowe...more

Game Day: Los Angeles at Seattle
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted August 18, 2012 at 8:51pm

It may have been easy for the Storm to double-down on Phoenix star DeWanna Bonner, holding her to a season-low seven points. Seattle used that defense to get out in transition and use crisp passing (season-high 24 assists) to collect a 72-58 win Thursday....more

Lynx, Silver Stars and Dream back to form
by They're Playing Basketball
posted August 18, 2012 at 8:46pm

The Lynx pounded the Mystics, 98-69. Seimone Augustus lead Minnesota with 20 points, and fellow Olympian Maya Moore, as well as Monica Wright, each added 17.The Silver Stars outlasted the Shock, 89-79. Sophia Young headed up San Antonio's effort with 20 p...more

Why The Chicago Sky Were 'Not A Very Good Basketball Team' Without Epiphanny Prince
by Swish Appeal
posted August 18, 2012 at 7:52am

As harsh as it may have sounded for Chicago Sky coach Pokey Chatman to say that they were "not a very good basketball team" before the Olympic break, it's not exactly false. Playing without star guard Epiphanny Prince, the Sky lost 8 of 9 games enterin...more

What Angel McCoughtry's 2012 Olympic Performance Means For The Atlanta Dream
by Swish Appeal
posted August 17, 2012 at 1:41pm

After leading the 2012 Olympic field with a PER of 49.76, we're probably expecting Atlanta Dream wing Angel McCoughtry to return to WNBA action and dominate games as usual. However, the most interesting stat - or contributor to that other-worldly PER -...more

Friday WNBA Links: Recaps Of Last Night's Games & Previews Of Tonight's
by Swish Appeal
posted August 17, 2012 at 1:36pm

The WNBA resumed play last night and although none of last night's three games were particularly dramatic, it was nice for the league to get going again. There are three more games set for tonight and there are links for all the action. Jayda Evans of t...more

Liberty Walk the White Line in Win Over Sun
by Swish Appeal
posted August 17, 2012 at 8:46am

Just the Facts, Ma'am: The New York Liberty started the second half of the season in decisive fashion, with a 79-66win over the Connecticut Sun. Cappie Pondexter's 24 points led all scorers, while Plenette Pierson made her return to the Liberty lineup wi...more

Rollin' in news
by They're Playing Basketball
posted August 17, 2012 at 8:44am

WNBA:State of the season.Liz Cambage will return to the Shock in time to play in the Aug. 30 game. The Australian star turns 21 Sunday.League President Laurel Richie hopes the WNBA can build on the Olympic momentum.Former NBA player Awvee Storey is a play...more

Game Day: Phoenix at Seattle to start final stretch of WNBA season
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted August 16, 2012 at 5:27pm

The Storm finally enters the cushy part of its schedule with 10 of its final five regular-season matchups at KeyArena. But the leaguewide hiatus for the London Olympics didn't exactly produce the result the team wanted. C Ann Wauters remains out due to a...more

The Top Six Candidates For The 2012 WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award
by Swish Appeal
posted August 16, 2012 at 5:12pm

After winning a third consecutive WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year award last season, it was clear that only one thing that would stop Phoenix Mercury forward DeWanna Bonner from being named the league's top reserve every year: starting. With Bonner moving...more

Has the WNBA finally settled on a marketing strategy?
by They're Playing Basketball
posted August 16, 2012 at 7:48am

An amazing amount of interesting information and thought-provoking concepts in this piece about selling the female athlete. But here's the key for me, under the second stanza, "NBA and WNBA: One sport, two worlds":The WNBA wants to use its affordability a...more

WNBA Midseason All-Rookie Teams: Who Are The Top Rookies After Nneka Ogwumike?
by Swish Appeal
posted August 16, 2012 at 7:30am

It probably comes as no surprise to anyone that Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike is currently the unanimous favorite among WNBA coaches and GMs to win the 2012 WNBA Rookie of the Year, as reported by Kristofer Habbas of SB Nation Arizona yester...more

A WNBA Cult Classic: Phoenix Mercury Center Brooke Smith
by Swish Appeal
posted August 15, 2012 at 7:52pm

"An acre of performance is worth a whole world of promise" -Red Auerbach Any basketball junkie like myself should know and appreciate the symbolic value to the phrase "victory cigar", long associated with Boston Celtics legendary coach Red Auerbach. A...more

WNBA players discuss the resumption of the season
by They're Playing Basketball
posted August 15, 2012 at 9:13am

Kara Lawson, Taj McWilliams-Franklin, Nneka Ogwumike, Ruth Riley and Tina Thompson answered questions from the media today about the second half of the WNBA season, which begins Thursday. Here is the transcript: Q. You have been charged with keeping the ...more

2012 WNBA MVP Race: Candace Parker, Sophia Young Lead The Top Five Candidates
by Swish Appeal
posted August 9, 2012 at 7:41am

By now, I'm sure you're well-aware of the depth that the USA women's basketball team possesses. It's a roster that features no player drafted lower than 4th overall, perennial WNBA all-stars, 9 players who have been significant contributors to a WNBA F...more

London 2012 Olympics: Preliminary Statistics Of Former And Current WNBA Players
by Swish Appeal
posted August 6, 2012 at 12:28pm

There are 38 current or former WNBA players dotting the Olympics rosters. There are 143 players on the rosters, so players with WNBA ties (and this isn't counting the drafted but never played, a la Jo Leedham) comprise over 26 percent of the women's bas...more

Will Increased Ratings For 2012 Olympic Women's Basketball Help WNBA Viewership?
by Swish Appeal
posted August 5, 2012 at 6:39am

Seattle Times reporter Jayda Evans reported today that 2012 Olympic women's basketball ratings have shown a surge in viewership compared to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but what might that mean for the WNBA? On that NBC Sports Network, through two games...more

Sparks drop in at LA city's "Summer Night Lights"
by They're Playing Basketball
posted August 4, 2012 at 7:54am

Last night members of the Sparks organization conducted the second of four clinics at South Park Recreation Center, as part of Los Angeles' "Summer Night Lights" program. Sparks assistant coach Jim Lewis, guard Kristi Toliver and forward Nneka Ogwumike we...more

Storm returns to practice after two-week break
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted August 2, 2012 at 7:37pm

The Storm returned to practice Wednesday night after playing its last game on July 13 at Phoenix. The players enjoyed an approximate two-week break, most retuning to their respective homes to recharge. The WNBA is on a month-long hiatus due to the London...more

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